Toys, Puzzles & Games Books
Octopus Publishing Group The Countdown Puzzle Book Volume 2
Book SynopsisA BRAND NEW COUNTDOWN PUZZLE BOOK, PERFECT FOR FANS OF THE SHOW!Think you have what it takes to be a Countdown contestant?Do you enjoy playing along with the show at home?Do you know where the phrase ''The Full Monty'' comes from?Whether you consider yourself an expert, or just want to play Countdown-themed challenges at your leisure, this is the perfect book for you. It contains over 750 number and word puzzles based on your favourite quiz show, including the opportunity to take on contestants on the show by challenging yourself to beat their score, and even speed rounds if you fancy more of a challenge. There are feature puzzles of themed letters rounds and conundrums, as well as special maths and letters challenges.Colin has provided his own teatime teasers under different categories, and for those who are amazed by Rachel''s numerical agility there are black-belt maths challenges to see if you can solve those su
£15.29
ALL JIGSAW PUZZLES Yorkshire West Riding Historical 1610 Map 1000
Book SynopsisOriginally sourced by renowned English cartographer John Speed (1552-1629) who published an atlas called 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine' in 1610. His maps themselves were of high quality and gained a great reputation for being among the best county maps. The finished 1000 piece jigsaw measures 66 x 50cm and comes with a Free colour guide print inside the box.
£21.59
Quarto Publishing PLC Anagram Challenge
Book SynopsisAnagram Challenge presents a unique collection of word hunt puzzles to do anytime, anywhere, perfect for those who want to take their wordling skills to the next level.
£7.59
New in Chess From Ukraine with Love for Chess
Book SynopsisThe Ukrainian chess community is helping Ukraine in the war against Russia. The chess genius Vasyl Ivanchuk is giving online simuls to raise funds. European champion and Olympic gold medal winner Natalia Zhukova is working as a politician in Odessa. And FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov coordinated this wonderful collection of chess games from Ukrainian players, published by New In Chess. All games were nominated and annotated by the players themselves. The proceeds of this book will support Ukrainian charities. The book also covers the three legendary Olympic victories by Ukraine, in 2004 and 2010 for the mens team and 2006 for the womens team. Oleg Romanishin remembers his training match against Mikhail Tal. And Jan Timman has a look at his favourite Ukrainian study composers. With contributions by Vasyl Ivanchuk, Ruslan Ponomariov, Anna and Mariya Muzychuk, Anton Korobov, Vladimir Tukmakov, Pavel Eljanov, Andrei Volokitin, and many, many others.
£16.16
Quality Chess UK LLP Think Like a Super-GM
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£22.49
Chronicle Books Marvel Mazes
Book SynopsisExplore exciting iconic locations and scenes with your favorite comics characters in this interactive, all-ages book of mighty Marvel mazes. Accomplish missions and locate key objects along the way while discovering the mysteries of Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, Wakanda, Asgard, and Doctor Doom’s Castle. Follow the Guardians of the Galaxy to Knowhere, help the Avengers fight the Skrulls aboard their flagship, face fearsome Sentinels with the X-Men in days of future past, and more! Brought to life by expert maze creator Sean C. Jackson, each full-color maze is a playful visual delight for Marvel fans everywhere.
£12.59
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd The Brain Fitness Puzzle Book: A Full Mental
Book SynopsisWe need to exercise our bodies to keep fit and the same is true for our brains. While running may be an excellent exercise for your heart and muscles, the best thing for your brain is learning something new and engaging. This definitive mental workout offers just that to help you build on a variety of key cognitive functions. Perfect for anyone wanting to get their grey matter moving, learn strategies to help improve their problem solving skills, and be able to recall information easier.The Brain Fitness Puzzle Book is an engaging training regime for anyone wanting to get to grips with their brain and have fun with their mental workout. Put your brain through its paces with over 80 varied puzzles that will help you with your memory, logic and reasoning abilities, creativity and lateral thinking, and much more. Learn how to stretch your brain muscles and get your grey matter moving by following the comprehensive workout – structured to imitate a physical exercise session, with a warm-up, ramping up phase, high-intensity 'cardio' challenge, and a cool-down. Get ready to be pushed to your limits as million-copy bestselling author Dr Gareth Moore and University of Cambridge’s Memory Laboratory expert, Helena M. Gellersen, show you how to put your brain to the test. Explaining the science behind the puzzles, and packed with tips and tricks throughout, this guided puzzle book is perfect for anyone wanting to get more out of their brain's cognitive abilities but isn't quite sure where to start.
£9.89
Quality Chess UK LLP Chess Evolution 3: Mastery
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£17.55
McFarland & Co Inc Steinitz in London
Book Synopsis Drawing on new research, this biography of William Steinitz (1836-1900), the first World Chess Champion, covers his early life and career, with a fully-sourced collection of his known games until he left London in 1882. A portrait of mid-Victorian British chess is provided, including a history of the famous Simpson''s Divan. Born to a poor Jewish family in Prague, Steinitz studied in Vienna, where his career really began, before moving to London in 1862, bent on conquering the chess world. During the next 20 years, he became its strongest and most innovative player, as well as an influential writer on the game. A foreigner with a quarrelsome nature, he suffered mockery and discrimination from British amateur players and journalists, which eventually drove him to immigrate to America. The final chapters cover his subsequent visits to England and the last three tournaments he played there.Table of Contents Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Annotation Symbols A Note on Play at Odds British Money and Notation 1. The Making of a Master, 1836–1862 • Chess in Prague: A Big Silence • Viennese Chess Before Steinitz • Enter a Poor Student• Club Tournaments and a Visit by Harrwitz • The 1861–1862 Tournament • The Games in Vienna 2. The London Congress, May–August 1862 • Preparations for the Tournament • The First Two Weeks • The "Grand Week" • Conclusion of the Tournament • Steinitz's Tournament Games • Aside from the Tournament • Match with Dubois 3. "The Greco of the present time," 1862–1863 • London in 1862 • London Chess Club and Purssell's • Chess and the Divans • The Grand Divan and Simpson's • Odds Games and Playing for Money • After the Tournament • Blackburne Match • Match with Deacon • Casual Games Later in 1863 • Match with Green (1863/1864) 4. Quiet Years, 1864–1865 • Games in 1864 • Early 1865 • Dublin Chess Congress 1865 • Steinitz as Blindfold Player • Back in England • Failure Against de Vere 5. Dethroning Anderssen, 1866 • The Divan Transformed • From Early 1866 to the B.C.A. Congress • British Chess Association 1866 Congress • Early Days of the Westminster Chess Club • Anderssen Match: Arrangements and Schedule • Anderssen Match: The Games • Becoming a Father • Bird–Steinitz Match • Other Games in 1866 6. Paris and Dundee, 1867 • Exit from the Westminster Club • First Visit to Scotland • Paris International 1867 • Dundee Congress 1867 7. Difficult Years, 1868–1871 • British Chess Association 1868/9 Congress • More Games in 1869 • City of London Chess Club Origins • First Visit to Oxford • Baden-Baden, July–August 1870 • Back to Oxford • Quiet Year in 1871 8. Big Successes, 1872–1873 • The City of London Chess Club Handicap • Steinitz in Oxford Again • British Chess Association Congress 1872 • Steinitz–Zukertort Match • Later in 1872 • Vienna Correspondence Match • Events in Early 1873 • Visit to The Hague • Emperor's Cup, Vienna 1873 • After the Tournament 9. Development and Crises, 1874–1876 • Visiting the Provinces, 1874 • Back in London • Last Visit to Oxford, 1875 • Games in London and Glasgow, 1875 • Time of Crisis • Two Bad Mistakes • Games, Early 1876 • Second Blackburne Match • Aftermath • A Second Chess Column 10. Absent from the Board, 1877–1881 • The Fraser Letter • Back in Circulation • The Divan Crisis • Events in 1878 • Summer in Paris • Casual Games, 1878–1879 • Events in London, 1878/1879 • Crisis at the London Figaro • 1880: German Visit and Breach with Bird • Casual Games, 1880 • Dublin Visit, January 1881 • In London and Germany 11. A Champion Returns—and Departs, 1882 • The Early Months • Vienna International 1882 • Leaving The Field 12. Farewell to London, 1883 • London 1883 Tournament • The Last Column • Aftermath, 1884 Onwards 13. Last Visits to England, 1895–1899 • First Match with Liverpool • Hastings Congress 1895 • 1896 and 1897 in Brief • Back in Europe, 1898 • London International Tournament 1899 Appendices I. Match and Tournament Record II. Dubious and Spurious Games III. Extracts from Steinitz's Review of Wormald's Chess Openings (1875) IV. First "Ink War" of 1876–1877 V. Leaving The Field, 1882 VI. Steinitz's Grievances (1883) VII. Steinitz Hits Back—Extracts from His International Chess Magazine Column VIII. Bird on Steinitz (1890) IX. MacDonnell on Steinitz (1894) Chapter Notes Bibliography Index of Opponents (to game numbers) Index of Openings—Traditional Names (to game numbers) Index of Openings—ECO Codes (to game numbers) General Index (to page numbers)
£38.69
Orion Publishing Co Wild Seas Jigsaw
Book SynopsisDiscover the extraordinary ways the world''s oceans and sea life are coming back from the brink and making remarkable recoveries in this stunning new 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle, with 20 uniquely shaped pieces that give a new twist to puzzling.Beautifully illustrated by Good Wives and Warriors and accompanied by a fold-out poster with text written by Dr Helen Scales, discover how humpback whale populations are thriving in the freezing seas of Alaska, and how elephant seals have recovered from ''extinction'', with messages of hope and positive change from around the globe.Piece together this family puzzle, and slot in 20 uniquely shaped pieces which celebrate all the animals featured in the amazing stories of the natural world.A 1000-PIECE NATURE JIGSAW with 20 uniquely shaped pieces. Completed puzzle measures 485 x 680mm.DISCOVER REMARKABLE STORIES about the world''s oceans and sea creatures on the fold-out poster.FUN FOR THE WHO
£19.20
Pitch Publishing Ltd Call Yourself a Reds Fan?: The Ultimate Liverpool
Book SynopsisHow much do you really know about the club you love? You can find out by exploring the 1,000 questions set out in 100 categories that make up this Liverpool quiz book. It s not often that books on football make reference to the Beatles, Napoleon, Roald Dahl, Moby Dick, 'The Big Bang Theory', Pete Townshend, Dylan Thomas and The Band, but this one does! Try these for size: add one letter to a Liverpool and England international from the 1960s and produce another Liverpool and England international from this century. Which Liverpool manager shares his name with a five-time Open golf champion? The first names of three 21st-century Liverpool players have won The Derby in 1972, the King George at Ascot in 2011 and the St. Leger in 2001, who are the three players? You will struggle to find anything as comprehensive as this eclectic collection. It s a must for Liverpool fans of all ages and you might not see anything quite like it again.
£9.49
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Color Me Menopausal
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£11.21
GMC Publications Card Games
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£11.04
Adams Media Corporation Intermediate Chess Puzzles
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£10.44
Insight Editions Harry Potter The PopUp Wizard Chess Set
Book SynopsisInspired by the Harry Potter films, Harry Potter Pop-Up Wizard Chess Set is an innovative, plastic-free chess set with an ingenious construction. Designed by David Hawcock, featuring artwork by Richard Davies.Wizard’s chess—like you''ve never seen before! Light and portable, this completely new chess set is based on the famous wizarding chess film scene from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and features stunning, in-world artwork by Richard Davies. In addition to a full set of standard pieces, the set also includes optional alternative pieces featuring Harry, Hermione and-of course-Ron. These pieces can be swapped in so that you can play the game as it was played in the film. The set includes a 44-page book packed with behind-the-scenes information about the film and general information about the game, including the rules and the tactics of chess. HIGH-QUALITY, ROBUST FORMAT: The set is portable and hous
£22.49
Thunder Bay Press Jane Austen Word Search
Book SynopsisImmerse yourself in Jane Austen’s world with more than 50 themed word search puzzles based on famous scenes from the novels.Revisit your favorite passages from Jane Austen’s novels with more than 100 puzzles that include words drawn directly from the text. This expanded edition includes all of the puzzles from Jane Austen Word Search (2022), plus 57 more. Whether it’s a conversation between favorite characters or a description of an iconic setting, you’ll find yourself immersed in the world of Regency England as you complete these puzzles. Each puzzle features an extract of a memorable scene, with the search terms both highlighted within the extract and listed below the puzzle. Ideal for lovers of classical literature, this puzzle book makes for an enjoyable, relaxing activity whenever you want to daydream of the grand balls and tea parties of Austen’s world.
£10.44
Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Quiz Book: From Airbus to Zeppelin
Book SynopsisA must have for any aviation enthusiast, this quiz book will cover all aspects of the military, commercial, general aviation and historic aerospace sectors. Written by two highly experienced aviation journalists, it will test skills of both the novice plane lover and the tenured enthusiast through tailored questions that vary in difficulty to suit all those with a passion for international aviation. Covering everything from across the aerospace domain - from past, present and future aircraft, equipment (such as missiles) and airport/air base recognition to testing knowledge of airport codes, military air arm insignias and airliner liveries - this quiz book will appeal to all.
£13.49
The Experiment LLC The Big Puzzle Book of Area Mazes: 300
Book SynopsisOnce you match wits with area mazes, you’ll be hooked! Originally invented for gifted students, these novel puzzles have taken all of Japan by storm. The Big Puzzle Book of Area Mazes follows our two travel-size volumes with 300 all-new puzzles - including 100 3D puzzles, seen here for the first time! Each tangle of rectangles - or cache of cubes - dares puzzler-doers to find a missing value through spatial reasoning. The only math knowledge you need is that length × width = area. No hard math is allowed - fractions, begone! If you’re a sudoku fanatic . . . if you play brain games to stay sharp . . . if you love geometry (or you want to finally show it who’s boss) . . . then feed your mind some area mazes. They could be just what you’re craving!
£11.39
Galison My Hair My Crown 300 Piece Puzzle
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£15.13
Quality Chess UK LLP Boost Your Chess 3: Mastery
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£17.55
Everyman Chess The AI Revolution in Chess
Book SynopsisIn 2018 DeepMind published the shocking results of their chess-playing artificial intelligence software, AlphaZero. Chess players looked in disbelief and immediately wondered how AI would affect the future of chess. Less than a year later, a whole new wave of chess engines emerged that were based on using neural networks to evaluate positions in a completely new way. This book is about the extraordinary impact that AI has had on modern chess. The games of top chess players since the end of 2018 have reflected the use of these new engines in home analysis. They have significantly developed opening theory as well as the general understanding of middlegame concepts. By analysing these games with the help of neural network engines, FIDE Master Joshua Doknjas discusses numerous exciting ideas and examines areas of chess that had previously been overlooked. With thorough explanations, questions, and exercises, this book provides fascinating material for masters and less experienced players alike.
£17.09
Rockridge Press The Best Puzzle Book for Adults: Popular Word,
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£12.34
New In Chess Improve Your Chess Calculation: The Ramesh Chess
Book SynopsisCalculation is key to winning chess games. Converting your chess knowledge into concrete moves requires calculation and precise visualisation. The bad news: calculation is hard work. You cannot rely on feeling or intuition -- you will have to turn on your brainpower. The good news: you can improve your calculation skills by training. Set up a position on a chessboard and try to solve exercises without moving the pieces! Grandmaster Ramesh RB is the perfect coach to awaken your chess brain and feed you precisely the right exercises. "After only a month of intensive training with Ramesh, I could sense a seismic shift in both the precision of my calculation as well as my general level of sharpness", says GM Daniel Naroditsky.
£22.06
The School of Life Press Collaboration: 52 exercises to foster diplomacy,
Book SynopsisThe effectiveness of any organisation or business comes down to how skilled everyone is at collaborating: how well we’re able to explain ourselves, listen to others and approach challenges in a spirit of good will and pragmatism. Luckily, we don’t have to be born with collaborative skills; they can be taught, mastered and regularly rehearsed. With the right tools to hand, we can harmonise diverse backgrounds and thinking styles and end up working fruitfully with people of very different personalities. Collaboration is a tool for helping people work together better: 52 exercises designed to build empathy, insight and trust between colleagues. Intended to transform the atmosphere in teams, it prompts people to participate in a range of tasks and thinking exercises that strengthen their ability to cooperate and lend them insight into how others’ minds work. In a playful and often entertaining way, this toolkit aims to achieve something critical: the creation of a team that can work seamlessly and imaginatively together. Examples Strength Appraisal Everyone should write down what they see as the key strength of every other member of the team (for example, that they’re empathetic, organised or tenacious). Then, going around the room, every team member should have their perceived strengths read out to them. Look out for any common themes that emerge and think about how the wider team’s perceptions might differ from your own. Unscrewing Screw-Ups Take it in turns to share the biggest mistake you’ve made at work – for example, deleting the file for an important presentation, placing an expensive order for the wrong type of printer ink, or forgetting the name of a major client during a meeting. Let the team suggest what lessons might be learned from the screw-up, and how the experience might have been beneficial in the long run.
£23.40
New in Chess The Greatest Attacker in Chess: The Enigmatic
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£21.56
Galison Wild Wobble Wooden Tumbling Tower
Book SynopsisRemove a block and stack it on the top. But be careful-don''t let the tower tumble! Wild Wobble! Wooden Tumbling Tower by Mudpuppy is the perfect family game and fun for all ages, 3-99 years! 40 wooden blocks feature colorful animal faces and nature-inspired patterns for a vibrant addition to game night. Our version of the game includes 4 blocks in a row per level, as opposed to 3 in the traditional game, making it a bit easier for the youngest players. The Wild Wobble! Wooden Tumbling Tower fosters fine motor skills, manual dexterity, patience and focus, as well as decision making for developing minds. Box: 3.25 x 7.75 x 3.25, 8.25 x 20 x 8.25 cm Ages 3-99 Players: 2+ 40 wooden blocks Instructions included
£15.29
Chronicle Books Move by Move
Book Synopsis A little book of life advice drawing on the timeless wisdom of chess from Maurice Ashley, the first African American Chess Grandmaster.At age thirty-three, Maurice Ashley became the first African American to attain the rank of International Grand Master of Chess. Since that historic moment, he has brought his love of the game to a wide audience as an educator, innovator, and motivational speaker. In Move by Move, Ashley guides readers through the essential lessons that chess has taught him about life, using both personal examples from his rise from an immigrant kid playing matches in Brooklyn parks to the most rarified levels of competition, as well as insights and anecdotes from fellow notable chess players. In short chapters with practical takeaways, this book reaches from the fundamental to the counterintuitive on subjects ranging from self-knowledge to strategic thinking to the importance of failure. This little book of wisdom is the perfect gi
£15.29
Laurence King Carbon City Zero
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£19.99
Sirius Entertainment Wordsearch
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£9.49
Thinkers Publishing The Modernized King's Indian - Mar del Plata
Book SynopsisDo you relish the prospect of setting your opponent awkward problems from the early start of the game? If so, you should just continue reading, for in the Mar Del Plata and King's Indian, it’s every man for himself, and only the best informed and most creative resourceful player survive. This variation gives both colors very dangerous attacking ideas, and you really needs to know a precise defense to come out of this variation alive. This book provides weapons that are ideal choices for those who revel in forcing opponents into chaotic and uncomfortable positions.
£21.24
Gambit Publications Ltd Modern Chess Opening Repertoire for White
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£14.39
Galison Donut Club 500 Piece Puzzle
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£10.49
Chronicle Books After Dinner Amusements: Odd Fact Out
Book SynopsisThe elephant is the world’s largest land mammal. Elephant tusks are teeth, not horns. Elephants sleep up to 8 hours a day. Can you spot the odd fact out? Pull a card and ask the other players to identify which of three pieces of trivia is not actually true! With trivia challenges ranging from history to pop culture to geography and more, these cards will put your knowledge to the test.
£8.63
HarperCollins Publishers Killer on the Canal
Book Synopsis100 cosy crime puzzles.Follow detective aficionado and retiree Harvey Rivers as he traverses Britain''s idyllic canal network, uncovering murder and intrigue along the way. You will need to draw on all your powers of logic and deduction to help him solve these 100 original murder-mystery puzzles.Challenges abound as Harvey encounters mysterious characters on his journey. You are tasked with solving logic puzzles related to Harvey''s story.Life is about to take a dramatic turn for Harvey. His peaceful days on the canal are brutally disrupted when the crime novels he adores become startlingly real. When his friend and fellow crime enthusiast, Fred, dies in mysterious circumstances, Harvey sets out on the trail of the killer.The chase takes him past placid villages and through sprawling cities, following the devastation the murderer leaves in his wake. He struggles to contain a fire at the locks, fights off an attempted boarding, rescues kidnapped animals, and saves many others from meeting Fred's fate.Events come to a head at a detective convention by the mouth of the river. The killer murders one of the guests and assumes their identity, intending to wipe out every detective in a single stroke. Only Harvey, arriving late in his battered narrowboat, can stop this hideous crime from taking place.
£9.49
Chronicle Books A Little Something Donuts 150Piece Mini Puzzle
Book SynopsisSweet and petite, this themed puzzle looks like a box of donuts.A little something to bring delight!This 150-Piece Mini Puzzle offers a delicious activity for puzzlers. The puzzle features a variety of colorful donuts and is tucked inside a package that looks like a sweet bakery box.Share a little joy with this petite puzzle—perfect for puzzlers of all levels!
£9.71
Roaring Brook Press Pinball
Book Synopsisin this dynamic, nonfiction graphic novel, Jon Chad illustrates the little-known story of pinballhow it works and why it all matters in an age of special effects and on-screen gaming.In 1976, champion player Roger Sharpe stepped up to a pinball machine in a Manhattan courtroom. The New York City Council had convened to consider lifting the city's ban on pinballa game that had been outlawed since 1942 for its supposed connections to gambling and organized crime. Sharpe was there to prove that, unlike a slot machine, pinball wasn't a game of chance designed to fleece its playersit was a game of skill that required a measure of patience, coordination, and control. To prove his point, he proclaimed that he would launch his ball into the center lane at the far end of the playfieldmuch like Babe Ruth famously pointing to the fences. Sharpe pulled back the plunger and released, and the fate of this industry and art form hung in the balance.Thus opens Jon Chad'
£18.04
Chronicle Books Murder Most Puzzling The Clairvoyants Convention
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£16.31
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Wicklow
Book SynopsisA compendium of fascinating Wicklow facts and stories, new in paperback
£13.49
Galison Wendy Gold State Birds 1000 Piece Puzzle
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£17.78
Galison Mudpuppy Andy Warhol After the Party 250 Piece Wood Puzzle
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£22.39
Galison Christian Lacroix Jardin Des Reves 500 Piece
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£18.70
Galison Mudpuppy The City By the Bay 1000 Piece Maze Puzzle
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£20.89
Orion Publishing Co Ways of Tuning Your Senses
Book SynopsisDip in to this pack of 50 illustrated cards to refresh and revitalize your senses. How much of the world's beauty have we become indifferent to, caught up in the bustle and rush of day-to-day life? Take a break from the madness, and from your smartphone, and rediscover the magic of the world around you. Surprising, engaging prompts will help you hone in and focus on the world around you and tune back in to the things that really matter.
£13.25
Quercus Publishing Sustainable Play: 60+ cardboard crafts and games
Book Synopsis'I adore Sydney's approach to play... good for our planet, and good for our souls too.' - Daisy Upton, author of Five Minute Mum'For some serious playtime inspiration follow Sydney Piercey. She does it with zero fuss or show off. She is just brilliant'. - Clover StroudParenting blogger and mother-of-three, Sydney Piercey, gained traction online with her environmentally friendly DIY toys made entirely out of cardboard.Filled with 60+ creative, accessible and plastic-free projects and play ideas, Sustainable Play is packed with crafts and games to enjoy with your children on slow, rainy or drawbridge days at home. Sydney provides you with budget-friendly, easy-to-follow ideas to play and create in this handbook, inspired by her family's love of the simple things. From step-by-step projects to create magical toys from your leftover cereal boxes to joy-filled games using everyday objects from around your home, Sustainable Play will equip you with the inspiration you need to entertain your children in a creative, stimulating and sustainable way - being kind to the planet in the process.Trade Review'I adore Sydney's approach to play. She takes something as simple as cardboard and tape and creates beautiful activities and role play items... She shows time and time again that toys don't have to be fancy and expensive for children to cherish them and gain important early years play experiences from...The simplicity of what she does is not only good for our planet, but I have found, good for our souls too.' -- Daisy Upton, author of Five Minute Mum'Sydney's sustainable crafts leave me in awe every time, her genius creativity from everyday objects knows no bounds, they challenge us to think differently and inspire our next generation of little ones.' -- Alex Stedman, founder of The Frugality'I absolutely love Sydney. Her clever cardboard crafts and her appreciation of the simple things in life makes her a breath of fresh air. She is a joy to follow on Instagram and this book packed full of smart yet easy-to-follow ideas will be the saviour of many rainy parenting days - being kind to the planet at the same time.' -- Sarah Turner, blogger and author of The Unmumsy Mum'A beautifully sustainable and simple book celebrating childhood through earth friendly, achievable crafts. An ode to the joy of slow-living.' -- Cerrie Burnell, actor and author of I Am Not a Label'Sydney's aesthetic is calming, charming and her cardboard crafting is like no other. Whether parents seek to create an intricate dolls house, a complex SLR camera, or fun kitchen utensils, board games or costumes with reusable materials around your home (Witches Hats never looked so good), she is my go-to for inspiration.' -- Laura Brand, author of The Joy Journal'Sydney inspires the kind of adventures that are hidden in your house, and a kindness to ourselves as parents. Her creations are so genius and yet so simple to recreate - she is a genuine star! I absolutely love to see what she's come up with and the joy it spreads across the internet.' -- Grace Timothy, author of Lost in Motherhood'Sydney's crafts have a low-fi charm that make them accessible to all parents yet completely enchanting for all children.' -- Tess Newall, decorative artist and set designer'These crafts are so much more than the sum of their parts. Of course, they're fabulous examples of resourcefulness, creativity, and sustainable choices but, beyond that, they teach kids - and adults - to look at "stuff" differently. Where some would just see trash, these crafts teach them to envision the treasure they could become.' -- Emily Ehlers, illustrator and author of Hope is a VerbYou'll never look at a cardboard box the same way again! From princess crowns to puppet theatres, tambourines to washing machines - and yes, even the kitchen sink - there's nothing Sydney can't make from a humble box. A book crammed with creativity and clever ideas, it's proof you need very little to fire up your imagination. Best of all, every one of these 'toys' can be recycled too. * Sarah Tomczak *
£13.49
Quality Chess UK LLP Small Steps 2 Success: Mastering Passed Pawn Play
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£21.59
Dover Publications Inc. Creative Brain Games MindBending Mazes
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£7.68
Batsford Ltd Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games
Book SynopsisFollowing on from the long success of one of the most important chess books ever written, Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games, renowned chess writer Andrew Soltis delivers a book on today's blockbuster chess player Magnus Carlsen. Magnus Carlsen has been the world’s number one player for more than a decade, has won more super-tournaments than anyone ever and is still in his prime. He is the only player to repeatedly win the world championships in classical, speed and blitz chess formats. This book details his remarkable rise and how he acquired the crucial skills of 21st-century grandmaster chess He will defend his world championship title this autumn and if he wins, it will set a record of five championship match victories. This book take you through how he wins by analysing 60 of the games that made him who he is, describing the intricacies behind his and his opponent's strategies, the tactical justification of moves and the psychological battle in each one.Trade Review‘For those readers interested in familiarizing themselves with the games of Magnus Carlsen, this book’s chronological presentation of many of his best games will definitely be worth a read’ -- American Chess Magazine‘Soltis has reached new heights with these two new books … the notes provided are pithy, enlightening and accurate’ -- Raymond Keene * The Article *
£14.44
Thinkers Publishing Mis Magicos Anos con Topalov
Book SynopsisEn este nuevo libro, Romain examina el más reciente aspecto de su carrera: ser asistente de un jugador de la élite. Trabajó con Veselin Topalov desde 2010 hasta 2014, período en el que con su ayuda sobresalen la victoria del búlgaro en la serie Grand Prix 2012-2013 y el convertirse en Candidato a la Corona Mundial. Edouard nos cuenta todo sobre esta mágica experiencia. Al repasar los torneos donde asistió al GM Topalov, el autor, no sólo analiza bellas partidas sino que además explica cómo se las agenciaron para crear nuevas ideas e incluso llega a revelar algunas que no se han jugado todavía. También da respuesta a las preguntas que más curiosidad despiertan en la mayoría de los entusiastas del ajedrez: ¿Cómo te conviertes en ayudante de un jugador de la élite?, ¿En qué consiste ese trabajo?, ¿Cómo se aúnan esfuerzos para colaborar?, ¿Cómo se prepara una partida o torneo importante?, ¿Cómo se comporta un genio ajedrecístico en la vida real? Si disfrutas las partidas fascinantes, las ideas inesperadas en la apertura y deseas conocer lo que sucede tras bambalinas, definitivamente, ¡este libro es para ti!
£19.79
